260 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
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Democracy surrounds us like the air we breath, and is normally taken very much for granted. Across the world democracy has become accepted as an unquestionably good thing. Yet upon further examination the merits of democracy are both paradoxical and problematic, and the treasured values of liberty and equality can be used to argue both for and against it.In the historical section of the book, Ross... Read more
Preface. 1. Self Rule 2. The Greeks 3. The Negative Liberal Tradition: Hobbes and Locke 4. Rousseau 5. Revolutions, Liberty and Law 6. Bentham and the Mills 7. Reason in History: Hegel and Marx 8. Foundations 9. Knowledge 10. Autonomy 11. Equality 12. Threading some Paradoxes 13. An Impartial Conclusion Booknotes
Biography
Ross Harrison
'This is a very good book.' - Canadian Journal of Political Science
'Students will get a great deal from this book.' - Barry Holden, Political Studies
